Cesium-134 was also detected within several-hundred miles off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California.
Ken Buesseler, a marine radiochemist with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, said that the current levels of contamination are below the government established safety limits but he underscored the need for vigilance by saying “…the changing values underscore the need to more closely monitor contamination levels across the Pacific.”
Last year, Woods Hole reported detectable radiation from about 100 miles (160 km) off the coast of northern California, and in April radiation was found off Canada’s shores.
The latest readings measured the highest radiation levels outside Japanese waters to date some 1,600 miles (2,574 km) west of San Francisco.
The figures also confirm that the spread of radiation to North American waters is not isolated to a handful of locations, but can be detected along a stretch of more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km) offshore.
Source: Yahoo News
Photo: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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